Traveller (Sloop, 1858)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Traveller
Year of Build:: 1858
Official Number:: 24152

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Depere, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Sloop
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Eagle Figure Head
Builder Name:: Simpson
Ownership Notes:: Johnson, W., (1861-1867); Mayer, Anton, (1863); Joys, A. M., (1863-1864); Jonson, M., (1864); Cross, Albert, (1865); Stover, G., (1866); Davis, W., (1867); Canney, Michael, (1868); Lawrence, David, (1868);
Master(s):: Johnson, W. (1861-1867); Schlytter, George, (1863); Hansen, Charles, (1863); Jackson,Jj. J., (1864); Martin, H., (1865); Lawrence, David, (1867-1868); Conney, M., (1868);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1858)

Hull Dimensions

1858: Length: 61' Width/Beam: 18.3' Depth: 5.8'
1865: Length: 61.5' Width/Beam: 18.6' Depth: 5.48'

Tonnage

1858: Gross: 90 + 13/95
1863: Gross: 55 + 84/95
1865: Gross: 37.81

Enrollments/Registration

September 7, 1858: Port: Michilimackinac Number: 21 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Green Bay 3-12-1860
March 12, 1860: Port: Green Bay Number: 13 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Michilimackinac 4-12-1860
April 12, 1860: Port: Michilimackinac Number: 13 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-24-1860
April 24, 1860: Port: Chicago Number: 24 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-8-1861
May 8, 1861: Port: Milwaukee Number: 43 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-28-1863
April 28, 1863: Port: Milwaukee Number: 81 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Corrected
Next document: Milwaukee 10-9-1863
October 9, 1863: Port: Milwaukee Number: 20 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee2-21-1864
February 21, 1864: Port: Milwaukee Number: 27 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 8-18-1864
August 18, 1864: Port: Milwaukee
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Error in document
Next document: Chicago 2-23-1864
February 23, 1864: Port: Chicago Number: 27 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Error in document
Next document: Detroit 5-10-1865
May 10, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 163 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-17-1866
October 17, 1866: Port: Chicago Number: 125 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-12-1867
August 12, 1867: Port: Chicago Number: 39 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 11-23-1867
November 23, 1867: Port: Chicago Number: 140 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 11-23-1867
November 23, 1867: Port: Chicago Number: 141 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-9-1868
June 9, 1868: Port: Chicago Number: 367 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner-Sloop, Traveller (1858- )
Nationality:: American (1858- )
Chronology:: 1. 10/22/1868, 2 miles south of Calumet, ashore, (8 lives lost), hull broke in two, $500 loss;
2. 7/00/1869, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak and repaired, $275 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *1863, Tonnage corrected;
1868, Traveler, (I think this is the 55 + 84/95 Traveller)
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Green Bay, Wisconsin; Michilimackinac, Michigan; Milwaukee,
Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Green Bay, Wisconsin; Michilimackinac, Michigan; Milwaukee,
Wisconsin;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1880);
5. John Poole's notes;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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